The greyrat
@jonherrin.bsky.social
Some Hessians know me as the greyrat.
Lumbar spine full of arthritis and stenosis but currently mostly asymptomatic.
Less than 90 days to retirement from a job I despise, but I'll never make it.
Afraid for my non-conforming friends and acquaintances
Lumbar spine full of arthritis and stenosis but currently mostly asymptomatic.
Less than 90 days to retirement from a job I despise, but I'll never make it.
Afraid for my non-conforming friends and acquaintances
It shows the level of pathetic in the modern republican party that a senator can't see that a witness is *not* perjuring themselves. Eric, and I presume many other republicans, have such low intellects that they can't even read a room. They expect others to be just as stupid. What a bunch of slugs.
September 30, 2026 at 10:45 AM
It shows the level of pathetic in the modern republican party that a senator can't see that a witness is *not* perjuring themselves. Eric, and I presume many other republicans, have such low intellects that they can't even read a room. They expect others to be just as stupid. What a bunch of slugs.
That's what I'm talking about! Of course, The mile and a half trip from the gas station to home is generally an all-electric drive, but it's still nice to see.
September 20, 2026 at 6:03 PM
That's what I'm talking about! Of course, The mile and a half trip from the gas station to home is generally an all-electric drive, but it's still nice to see.
I *NEVER* want to be on the wrong side or Katie Phang. *NEVER*
September 2, 2026 at 10:27 PM
I *NEVER* want to be on the wrong side or Katie Phang. *NEVER*
Think everything will be OK when sane people take over again? Think again:
"Scientists don’t need a flag. They need a lab, a budget, students who won’t be deported, and a government that doesn’t fire them for publishing the wrong result."
"Scientists don’t need a flag. They need a lab, a budget, students who won’t be deported, and a government that doesn’t fire them for publishing the wrong result."
Canada Just Robbed Harvard, MIT and the NIH in Broad Daylight and Nobody in Washington Noticed
While Trump is shit posting anti Canada memes, 48 of America’s best scientists packed up and moved north this week. They’re not sad about it. They’re relieved.
deanblundell.substack.com
August 30, 2026 at 4:20 PM
Think everything will be OK when sane people take over again? Think again:
"Scientists don’t need a flag. They need a lab, a budget, students who won’t be deported, and a government that doesn’t fire them for publishing the wrong result."
"Scientists don’t need a flag. They need a lab, a budget, students who won’t be deported, and a government that doesn’t fire them for publishing the wrong result."
"AIs use what they can find to generate output. Any AI theory is thus basically identical to the inane ramblings of the average internet moron." -- Nele Abels (a person on the Internet)
August 26, 2026 at 10:38 AM
"AIs use what they can find to generate output. Any AI theory is thus basically identical to the inane ramblings of the average internet moron." -- Nele Abels (a person on the Internet)
"Around 10:30 PM on August 23rd, the FAA issued a Notice to Airmen stating that Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF), the third largest airport in New York state, had no fuel."
deanblundell.substack.com/p/an-america...
This is not normal.
deanblundell.substack.com/p/an-america...
This is not normal.
An American International Airport Just Ran Out Of Jet Fuel. The Oil Crisis Isn't Coming. It’s Here And Landed In Buffalo Last Night.
One war of choice, one drained reserve, one torched alliance with Canada. Trump built the perfect shitstorm and Americans are about to freeze inside it.
deanblundell.substack.com
August 24, 2026 at 5:00 PM
"Around 10:30 PM on August 23rd, the FAA issued a Notice to Airmen stating that Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF), the third largest airport in New York state, had no fuel."
deanblundell.substack.com/p/an-america...
This is not normal.
deanblundell.substack.com/p/an-america...
This is not normal.
I love it when I ask the company LLM to describe or define or clarify a term or item, and it returns THE EXACT WORDS I WROTE a few minutes ago. Nice job! Thanks for the answer! 😐
August 20, 2026 at 2:30 PM
I love it when I ask the company LLM to describe or define or clarify a term or item, and it returns THE EXACT WORDS I WROTE a few minutes ago. Nice job! Thanks for the answer! 😐
Ya' know, the fraud and anti money laundering organizations in all financial institutions are nothing to sneeze at. Capital One was EXTREMELY GRACIOUS - perhaps even treading the edge of the ethics line - in handling the Trump Orgs accounts. And this fucking sack of shit is running the country?
August 4, 2026 at 10:48 PM
Ya' know, the fraud and anti money laundering organizations in all financial institutions are nothing to sneeze at. Capital One was EXTREMELY GRACIOUS - perhaps even treading the edge of the ethics line - in handling the Trump Orgs accounts. And this fucking sack of shit is running the country?
With the US debt surpassing GDP, why aren't all the "fiscally responsible" Republicans all up in arms? Are they just waiting until they are no longer the majority party so they can campaign on it like they've done every other time?
July 28, 2026 at 11:10 AM
With the US debt surpassing GDP, why aren't all the "fiscally responsible" Republicans all up in arms? Are they just waiting until they are no longer the majority party so they can campaign on it like they've done every other time?
Has anyone figured it out yet? We're in World War III now. This is what a modern world war looks like.
July 21, 2026 at 11:43 AM
Has anyone figured it out yet? We're in World War III now. This is what a modern world war looks like.
What an embarrassment. This administration only knows how to shoot itself in the foot. But we'll all pay the price:
open.substack.com/pub/deanblun...
open.substack.com/pub/deanblun...
BREAKING HIS OWN CASE: Trump's "Election Fraud" Documents Show Russia Worked to Ensure HIS Victory In Most Humiliating Night In America's 250 Year History. My God.
Trump promised a bombshell about a stolen election. He delivered a live-action self-own so complete that historians will study it. Gavin Newsom is calling it a 25th Amendment moment. No S&!#.
open.substack.com
July 17, 2026 at 1:49 PM
What an embarrassment. This administration only knows how to shoot itself in the foot. But we'll all pay the price:
open.substack.com/pub/deanblun...
open.substack.com/pub/deanblun...
For the Superb Owl today, I present the Puerto Rican screech owl.
February 8, 2026 at 2:33 PM
For the Superb Owl today, I present the Puerto Rican screech owl.
November 2025 - Budpest: The image quality makes this a B side. Szabadság híd (Liberty bridge).
January 2, 2026 at 3:03 PM
November 2025 - Budpest: The image quality makes this a B side. Szabadság híd (Liberty bridge).
Hey Pam. I know you got the girlfriend, but here's the one of the actual founders of antifa.
October 12, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Hey Pam. I know you got the girlfriend, but here's the one of the actual founders of antifa.
Forgotten photos - B sides: Not technically a B side. January 2004. Ponte Sospiri, Venice, with yours truly in the foreground. You can tell what's most important to the registered architect spouse.
October 9, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Forgotten photos - B sides: Not technically a B side. January 2004. Ponte Sospiri, Venice, with yours truly in the foreground. You can tell what's most important to the registered architect spouse.
Suggestion: Disney+ should rebrand as Toady+.
Truth in advertising. Just sayin'.
Truth in advertising. Just sayin'.
September 24, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Suggestion: Disney+ should rebrand as Toady+.
Truth in advertising. Just sayin'.
Truth in advertising. Just sayin'.
Forgotten photos - B sides: October 2009. Gravois Road bridge over the Meremac river. Fun to dive at 45 MPH. Jerk the steering wheel hard left when entering and hard right when leaving to not go into the river or into the weeds. And pretend that the thing was structurally sound the whole time.
September 24, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Forgotten photos - B sides: October 2009. Gravois Road bridge over the Meremac river. Fun to dive at 45 MPH. Jerk the steering wheel hard left when entering and hard right when leaving to not go into the river or into the weeds. And pretend that the thing was structurally sound the whole time.
Remember when "The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour" was canceled? Even though that was politically motivated, this is not the same.
September 19, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Remember when "The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour" was canceled? Even though that was politically motivated, this is not the same.
Forgotten photos - B sides: USGS marker on the disintegrating rocks at Laupahoehoe Beach on the big island. The additional photos are for context.
August 30, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Forgotten photos - B sides: USGS marker on the disintegrating rocks at Laupahoehoe Beach on the big island. The additional photos are for context.
Forgotten photos - B sides: The Pyramids, Indianapolis 2023.
August 13, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Forgotten photos - B sides: The Pyramids, Indianapolis 2023.
Remember: If you're an asshole nicknamed Big Balls, and you get beat up by a couple random teenagers, you are more worthy of federal protection than the entire legislative branch of the government.
This is how low the United States has sunk.
This is how low the United States has sunk.
August 13, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Remember: If you're an asshole nicknamed Big Balls, and you get beat up by a couple random teenagers, you are more worthy of federal protection than the entire legislative branch of the government.
This is how low the United States has sunk.
This is how low the United States has sunk.